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The Journal of Etienne Mercier Queen Charlotte Islands, 1853
by Bouchard, David & Gordon Miller
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- ISBN 10
- 1551431289
- ISBN 13
- 9781551431284
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1551431289 . Signed by Author; Previous owner's name on FFEP, small ding on front cover.; Inscribed by the author on the title page. A bright, solid book, illustrated paper covered boards. Lovely artwork with an aboriginal theme by Gordon Miller all through the book. CD present in envelope on back cover.; 8.25 X 0.5 X 10.5 inches; 40 pages; Bouchard’s work is the fictionalized diary of a trapper who took an 1853 trip to document, in words and drawings, the world of the Haida in the Queen Charlotte Islands. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21009
- Title
- The Journal of Etienne Mercier Queen Charlotte Islands, 1853
- Author
- Bouchard, David & Gordon Miller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1551431289
- ISBN 13
- 9781551431284
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, BC
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- 1551431289, Haida Gwai, Haida, British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Native studies;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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